noun

  1. battle, war, fight, conflict.
  2. fight (against time, poverty, etc.), struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.), war (e.g. on drugs), battle (e.g. against nature).
  3. contest, competition, match, game.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
戦い たたかい
 
闘い たたかい
 
斗い たたかい
 
戰い たたかい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

war, battle, match
セン たたか.う そよ.ぐ (4th, N3)
simple, one, single
タン ひとえ (4th, N3)
fasten, halt, stop
リュウ ル と.める (Kentei 1)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ カ ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)